Shaine Casas looked at the scoreboard, took off his cap and slapped the water furiously as if he had just won the men's 200-meter breaststroke at Friday's U.S. Olympic Trials. Second place seemed just fine to the 24-year-old Californian given what happened three years ago when he missed his chance to qualify in two events.
Shaine Casas celebrates after the Men’s 200 individual medley finals Friday, June 21, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis . Shaine Casas and Carson Foster celebrate after the Men’s 200 individual medley finals Friday, June 21, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis . Shaine Casas and Carson Foster celebrate after the Men’s 200 individual medley finals Friday, June 21, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis .
Casas finished in 1 minute, 55.83 seconds, just a touch behind Carson Foster to claim the second spot in the event. It wasn’t easy. Casas acknowledged the memories of missing the Tokyo Games helped propel him through the final 50 meters — and on his way to Paris.He wasn’t the favorite this time like he was four years ago before the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the Olympics until 2021. But he’s hardly this week’s biggest surprise.
Chris Guiliano, the first Notre Dame swimmer to qualify for an American men’s Olympic swim team, qualified in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.69 seconds. Only seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caleb Dressel was quicker, by 0.28 seconds. Guiliano became the first American male to qualify in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle since Matt Biondi in 1988 and will also compete on multiple relay teams.
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